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Image of a stainless steel camping bowl filled with chorizo chowder. There are a few slices of toasted focaccia on the side with gorgeous black grill lines.

Chorizo Meatball & Kale Chowder

February 7, 2022 by Elizabeth

Oven-roasted chorizo meatballs, made with homemade chorizo sausage and leftover roast pork, combined with rich homemade slow-cooked chicken stock, dirty carrots, celery, local potatoes, Shetland kale and lashings of cream make for a perfect winter chowder. Best eaten outdoors. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Difficulty: Moderate Leftovers: another (wo)man’s treasure One of …

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Lighter Roasted Cauliflower Cheese Soup

January 17, 2022 by Elizabeth

In this cauliflower cheese soup, cauliflower and garlic are roasted before being combined with potato, chicken stock, herbs and The Laughing Cow light creamy spreadable cheese for a lighter winter warmer without compromising on flavour. This recipe post has been sponsored by The Laughing Cow. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. …

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Creamy Potato and Leek Soup

March 22, 2021 by Elizabeth

With just a few simple seasonal ingredients, create a warming, creamy potato and leek soup that pairs perfectly with salt beef bannocks or warm, crusty bread. Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Difficulty: Easy Tattie & leek soup, classic comfort food Nothing beats a bowl of thick, creamy, piping-hot soup to warm you …

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10 Easy Soup Recipes for the Cold & Flu Season

February 21, 2020 by Elizabeth

It’s no myth that a good, comforting bowl of soup can do wonders for us during the cold and flu season. In this collection easy soup recipes I’ve handpicked ten of my favourite nutrient-packed, easy soup recipes you can make for a little bit of TLC. Why is a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup, …

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Leftover Roast Chicken Noodle Soup

February 6, 2020 by Elizabeth

This easy, versatile chicken noodle soup recipe is made with leftovers from a Sunday roast chicken dinner, including leftover gravy. It’s easy to tailor the recipe depending on what you have lurking in your fridge needing to be used up. Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy Making the most of your …

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Spicy carrot and ginger soup

April 28, 2019 by Elizabeth

This delicious and warming spicy carrot soup contains seven different store-cupboard spices and fresh ginger and garlic. It freezes and reheats well, too, so you can batch-cook it if you’ve got a glut of carrots. Finish off with a swirl of chilli-infused olive oil for an extra kick!  Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 35 …

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Leftover Lamb Soup

Leftover Roast Lamb Soup with Split Peas & Spelt

January 28, 2019 by Elizabeth

  This leftover roast lamb soup is ready in just under half an hour if you use a pressure cooker. It makes for a perfect packed lunch to fill you up with plenty of vegetables, pearled spelt and green split peas. This recipe is in collaboration with Lamb, Try It, Love It. This post also …

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How to Make Nourishing Bone Broth from Scratch

September 15, 2018 by Elizabeth

Don’t let those chicken bones go to waste after you’ve roasted a whole chicken – make a nourishing bone broth to sip from a mug, or to use in soups and stews for later. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 4 hours Difficulty: Easy Bone broth for recovery I have been making my own homemade …

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Shetland Reestit Mutton Soup Recipe

Traditional Shetland Reestit Mutton Soup Recipe

August 25, 2018 by Elizabeth

Hearty and filling, this traditional soup from the wild and remote Shetland Islands is made from reestit mutton, a salted and brined preserved mutton unique to the islands.  Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy Calling Shetland home Come this Spring I’ll have called Shetland home for twenty years. Seven of those …

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Creamy Potato & Chervil Soup with a Poached Egg

April 15, 2018 by Elizabeth

This simple yet flavoursome soup features chervil, a mildly anise-flavoured springtime herb. A perfectly poached egg floats in the middle.   It’s veg box time again! Springtime means we start receiving deliveries from our organic veg box providers – springtime vegetables such as rainbow chard, mixed salad leaves, baby kale, spinach and the last of …

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Sweet Potato and Chilli Soup Recipe

Quick & Easy Sweet Potato and Chilli Soup Recipe

March 21, 2018 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Pomora. Did you know that this week is International Sweet Potato Week 2018? This week, food bloggers all over America and Europe will be celebrating the wonderful versatility of the humble sweet potato. The sweet potato has its roots in Southern and Central America, where evidence dates back to their use for …

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Tomato, Lentil and Bacon Soup

Tomato, Lentil & Bacon Soup

January 26, 2018 by Elizabeth

The taxman has emptied my bank account. Not even kidding. I was priding myself on having saved up enough money to cover my projected tax bill for the year and even dared allow myself to think I might have a little bit left over to buy myself a new laptop for the blog (I’m desperately …

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Leftover Roast Lamb and Winter Vegetable Soup

Leftover Roast Lamb and Winter Vegetable Soup

December 31, 2017 by Elizabeth

A hearty & filling winter vegetable soup made with homemade lamb bone broth, leftover roast lamb and seasonal vegetables. In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Craving a hearty filling soup at the end of these long, cold, dark days? For this recipe, I’ve made a delicious and nutritious bone broth out of leftover roast lamb …

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Italian-Style Courgette and Basil Soup

Italian-Style Courgette & Basil Soup

August 7, 2017 by Elizabeth

and a Sunday walk around the southern tip of West Burra, Shetland. What a beautiful summer we’ve been having! This summer has honestly been one of the best summer’s weather-wise, we’ve had in a very long time. The BBC news reported recently that it’s been sunnier up here in Shetland than it has in Cornwall, …

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Broccoli and Watercress Soup with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele Tartines

Broccoli & Watercress Soup with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele Tartines

May 7, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. It’s that time of year where the days are lengthening and brightening, but there’s still that cool Spring breeze and occasional snow shower reminding us that winter isn’t quite finished with us yet. Hot soups are still desired, but not the thick heavy comfort soups …

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Cauliflower Bacon and Brie Soup

Cauliflower, Bacon & Brie Soup

January 30, 2017 by Elizabeth

“Mum, you should make this soup in a restaurant! It’s SO good!” This thick, creamy and delicious cauliflower soup is made with bacon and leftover Christmas brie; perfect for pouring into a soup flask and taking on an adventure. Random fact #1: my husband qualified to play at the Norsk Bordtennis Mesterskap (Norwegian Table Tennis …

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Shredded Turkey with Soba Noodle Soup - to go!

Shredded Turkey & Soba Noodle Soup – To Go!

January 24, 2017 by Elizabeth

A delicious to-go soup recipe plus the Big Outdoor Bloggers Cleanup! This week sees the Big Outdoor Bloggers Cleanup – a country wide litter pick helping to tackle the problem of single use plastic. It’s also my husband’s week off work (the nature of his work means he works six days a week for five …

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Curried Butternut Squash Soup - A delicious blend of warming spices and creamy butternut squash. A perfect soup to pour into a flask and take on a winter hill walk.

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

January 9, 2017 by Elizabeth

A winter orca-chasing coastal walk and a warming bowl of soup. There seems to have been an increase in the number of orca sightings around our beautiful islands over the last year, for some reason. So much so that a Facebook group (Shetland Orca Sightings) has been set up by Shetland Wildlife specifically for people …

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Courgette and Basil soup with Focaccia Toast

Courgette and Basil Soup

August 30, 2016 by Elizabeth

A quick and easy soup made with courgettes, fresh basil and a hint of Parmesan. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy I’ve got a stinking cold. I should have anticipated this and batch-cooked some comfort food in advance. When the kids go back to school after every single holiday break, they …

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Pea, Potato & Lovage Soup - perfect for summer.

Pea, Potato & Lovage Soup

August 1, 2016 by Elizabeth

Try our delicious lovage soup recipe, featuring fresh peas and the unique flavour of the lovage herb. It’s a perfect dish for a cool day! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy It’s the time of year when our diet is largely dictated by what appears in our weekly organic CSA veg …

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